🎬 Benjamin Christensen

About

Benjamin Christensen (1879-1959) was a Danish film director, screenwriter and actor, one of the key figures of early Scandinavian cinema. He is best known for Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922), a film that blended documentary-style use of historical sources with horror and surreal imagery. He later worked in Hollywood, directing genre pictures for studios including MGM.